Title: Welcome Home
Author/Editor: Krishna Camp
Publisher: Krishna Camp
Publication Date: 2003/05
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: app.100
Welcome Home is a compilation of spiritual discourses and lectures delivered by Radhanath Swami during his visits to the National Rainbow Gatherings (specifically during the 1990s and early 2000s). Affectionately referred to as the "Rainbow Swami," he has been associated with Krishna Camp since 1980.
The book was compiled and edited by members of Krishna Camp, a group of devotees from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) who establish a presence at these large, counter-cultural gatherings in national forests.
The title "Welcome Home" is the traditional greeting used by members of the Rainbow Family when people arrive at the gathering sites. The book captures the unique "bridge-building" style of Radhanath Swami, who adapted ancient Vedic wisdom for an audience of travelers, hippies, and seekers.The discourses focus on universal themes of unconditional love, spiritual equality, and finding one's true "home" within the heart rather than in a physical location. It features a conversational, storytelling tone, often referencing the natural environment (the woods, the stars, the campfire) to explain complex spiritual concepts like Bhakti (devotion). Most editions include photographs of the Krishna Camp kitchen, the kirtan (chanting) circles, and Radhanath Swami speaking to the "Rainbow Family."
